Bill Clinton

I want to listen; I want to learn; I want to be of whatever support I can.

The present delays in the citizenship process are unacceptable and indefensible.

We have another important responsibility, to remember that unsupervised children and guns are a deadly combination.

I think it might be quite a bit.

We must think as a nation long and hard about what we can do to stop this violence and save more of our children.

Those who create and profit from the culture of violence must step up to their responsibility.

I hope that one way they can honor their children is to work with us to try to create a country and a set of circumstances which makes it far less likely that these things will be repeated.

Not just immigrants but every American should know what's in our Constitution and understand our shared history.

Americans whose parents were denied the rights of citizenship simply because of the color of their skin must not deny those rights to others.

Let me be clear: I also think it's wrong to condone illegal immigration that flouts our laws.

If you carry it with conscience and courage into the new century, it will light our way to America's greatest days.

You will see that it was worth it.

It means dreaming big dreams, passing them on to your children.

I urge Congress to step up to its responsibilities, to listen to law enforcement professionals and reject special interest groups who are trying to defeat this bill.

We dare not squander it in self-satisfaction or complacency.

I really believe there's a chance, if we can get this guide up, if we can get it widely discussed in our schools... that there's a good chance it will really do some good.

Today too many Americans and far too many immigrant children attended crowded, often crumbling inner city schools.

Let me say, I applaud the students here at Portland State who are tutoring immigrant children to speak and read English.

I believe new immigrants are good for America.

We owe it to these children to do that.

It really matters who the Governor is.

I want the American dream to be alive and well for every person who is willing to work for it.

We have to make this an American issue that transcends party and other philosophical differences.

We are not going to be diverted. We are not going to be divided, and we are not going to be little.

Ideas matter. And actions based on ideas have consequences.